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Wednesday was another day of lowered COVID positivity numbers. Iroquois County’s rate was 5.9… down from 6.3 Tuesday. The overall Region 6 number came in at 6.4%. In Region 7, Kankakee County was lowered too. The number was 4.1...

In Kankakee County Court… bond was set at $10-million for 31-year-old Fyance Dawson of Kankakee. Police say he’s the gunman who shot a mother and her two children. The three victims were getting out of their vehicle Monday night...

Iroquois County’s COVID positivity number (Tuesday) was down to 6.3%, while the Region 6 overall figure was at 5.5 percent. Many of the positivity readings. These last few days, are the lowest since last October 23. The Region 7...

Three teenagers face murder charges in the fatal shootings of two young men in Oakwood. Vermilion County Sheriff’s Police have identified three teens arrested for the murders of 19-year-old Wyatt Bailey of Oakwood and 15-year-old...

A Bradley man has been identified as the victim who died when hit by two vehicles on Armour Road Sunday morning. 52-year-old Brian Keller was identified by Kankakee County Coroner Bob Gessner. Keller was reported to have been...

A 35-year-old man has died in the first shooting in Danville this year. Vermilion County Coroner Jane McFadden identifies the victim as 35-year-old Jose Pacheco of Danville. The Coroner and Danville Police are...

The Illinois Department of Public Health (Monday) made adjustments to COVID restrictions now allowing indoor dining again in east central Illinois. The region’s hospitalization rate and positivity percentage have both declined...

Rantoul Police reported a weekend shooting that wounded a Champaign man and finds five people facing weapons offenses. Police report a search wearrant uncovered three guns at a residence.  Five people were arrested. The...

Two teenagers are dead following a weekend shooting at a mobile home park in Oakwood. The victims are a 19-year-o,d and a 15-year-old, according to Vermilion County Sheriff’s Police. Three juveniles and one adult are in custody...

Area figures are improving again when it comes to COVID positivity. Region 6 numbers Monday were at seven percent. The Iroquois County reading was 6.1%. Region 7 was listed at 8.5%. Ther Kankakee County number was at five...